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APatented Apr. 6, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE 2,076,378 BANDING AND WRAPPING MACHINE Francis X. Malocsay, Upper Saddle River, N. J.,

assignor to International Banding Machine Company, a corporation of New York Application August 11, 1934, Serial No. 739,363

11 claims.

This invention relates to the art of applying advertising media to cigars and more particularly to the wrapping of -transparent wrappers around cigars so that the advertising is *visible scribed, having a cigar conveyor with means for applying a plurality of advertising media at different positions'on a cigar, and provided with 15 means for applying a transparent cellulose wrapper to a cigar so that the. advertising medium is visible therethrough..

In one of my previous applications, for example, in the Wrapping and banding machine described in Serial No. 653,609, filed January 26,

1933, separate band and wrapper feed' mechanisms were located at the rear of the machine, a wrapper being advanced by the feed rollers to a position underneath the band magazine from which a single band Was placed upon said wrapper, whereupon a reciprocating mechanical gripper carried both band and wrapper to a position beneath the wrapping and banding device, and over a cigar which is raised from underneath into said combined wrapper and band, c arrying them upwards into' the banding and wrapping pov sition properly. When in this stationary position, the wrapping, banding and sealing operations are performed, an'd the band will appear on the outside of 'the cigar Wrapper, encircling the same.

The present invention has a similar arrangement, insofar as the band and wrapper feeding devices are likewise installed at the rear of. the 40 machine, both to one side of and at right angles to the rectilinear cigar feeding and delivery path to which both devices feed a wrapper and band simultaneously, but in two essential features it differs from the machine referred to, viz: in that the band is fed in such a way that it goes under-- neath the wrapper, between the cigar and the wrapper, so as to be visible therethrough, and secondly, that the feeding ls performedfnot by any mechanical gripping appliance, but by pneumatic suction, applied not only for picking the band from the stack of bands in the reservoir provided for this purpose, and placing it into the course of the wrapper feed, butxlikewise for transporting both wrapper and band simultaneously to the wrapping and kbanding position.

,picking `of the band fr'om the magazine stack is .entirely by mechanical means, though these In another copending application Ser. No. 713,116, led February 27th, 1934, I have described a band and wrapper feeding apparatus, which has several operative mechanisms and features in common with the present invention, and 5 reference will be made to this application and its parts'in the proper places. One feature common to both is that the band and the wrapper are fed in the same relation to the cigar; that is, the band is placed between the transparent wrap- 10 per and the cigar, but in two essentials this other apparatus, referred to, differs from this invention as well as fromv the `first mentioned device described under Ser. No. 653,609, as follows:

While the wrapper feed rollers are locatedat the l5 rear of the'machine, the band magazine and the band feeding device are positioned on the opposite or front side of the machine, separated from each other by the cigar feeding and delivery path toward which both devices feed a wrapper and a 20 band from opposite ends. Secondly, while the l done by pneumaticmeans, the transporting of the band and wrapper together toward the wrapping and folding mechanism itself is performed means differ in detail very much from the mechanical gripper appliance used in the first mentioned device described under Ser. No. 653,609.

In addition to the differences set forth already, 30 the present invention dierentiates from both these machines and other previously described or patented devices rby some peculiar rand novel. functions and accomplishments presently to be described.

It is often desirable and has become a practice to label the cigars not only with the usual ornamental cigar band or medallion or panel, but also with a small label or the like to bear the name of the maker or a trademark or the -date 40 v of manufacture. In some cases this could of course be printed upon the transparent wrapper, but it would be much more convenient if a little separate tag could be, applied in a suitable man-l ner to either the cigar or the wrapper, so that 45 the regular blank wrapper, which comes in rolls, could be used without any previous preparation or printing thereon The present invention solves this task. It makes it possible to either apply two bands and a wrapper to a cigar, or one band and 50 a. label, which latter is attached to the inside of the transparent Wrapper only, or,.if desired, two labels, attached to the wrapper so that the same may be visible therethrough.

For economical reasons, a further modification 55 may be made where the center portion of the band, that is, the medallion, is to be applied to the underside of the wrapper, either alone `or besides a small label or tag. Then the medallion as 5 Vwell as the label is firmly attached to the wrapper and is removed with the wrapper, while in the usual method the cigar band remains on the cigar.

By using the center portion or medallion of the band only, a decided saving of material is effected, for it is obvious that the amount of paper i and material commonly used in printing one band will now produce at least two center portions and two tags or labels, thereby effecting a saving of vat least 50% in the cost of manufacturing and also provide a more attractive package.

These medallions or labels can furthermore be printed in continuous strips or rolls, which means a greater saving and facilitates their handling. Another advantage, not to be overlooked, is the appearance of the package and the advertising facilities it oifers.

The fastening of a'single cigar band was ef- 2 fected in the former machines in a cold way; i. e.,

by a moistening device as described in the application under Ser. No. 713,116, which wetted the adhesive substance with which one end oi the band was impregnated, but it is apparent that it would obe more complicated and diillcult to attach a single very small label securely to the inside of a transparent cellulose wrapper (which 'furthermore does not take any moist adhesive so well) by similar means, and therefore this invention has for its aims to attach such labels or medallions to the wrapper in a dierent way, namely by a heating device. It is among the objects of the present invention to provide a bandand wrapper feed arrangement 40 wherein a band magazine and a label receptacle are provided near the delivery path of wrapper feeding device and adapted to intermittently feed a single band or medallion and a single label slmultaneously into alignment with the wrapper path, to be conveyed along in unison with a separate cut-offwrapper.

. Another object of my invention is to provide pneumatic suction means whereby said band, as well as said label are picked 4from the bottom of stacks held vby the band magazine and the label receptacle respectively, one of each'at the same time, and transferred by the same suction means i to the path of the advancing wrappers.

A further object of my invention is to provide means whereby the label andthe band are both placed underneath the cut-oil.' and advanced wrapper portion` and after reaching their correctly vadjusted position, are temporarily held and supf ported in such position.

- A further object of my invention is to provide adjusting means whereby the label may be positioned and held underneath the wrapper sheet in diiferent optional ways and at differentI angles.

Another ,objectl of my invention is to provide means whereby said label, when correctly arranged underneath the wrapper, may be fixedly fand permanently attachedto the latter.

Another object of my invention is to `provide heating'and pressing means whereby the spot on the waterproofed transparent cellulose 'wrapper under'which the label is placed is softened and the latter is firmly attached to it by pressure.

Another object of my invention is to impregnate the face of the medallions or labels to be attached to the wrappers with a lacquer or coatpart of the cigar ing which becomes adhesive by heat so that it firmly sticks to the wrapper pressed against it.

A further object of my invention is to provide reciprocating'conveying means adapted to transport the band together with the superimposed wrapper and the label, nowrmly attached to it, to a wrapping and banding position.

Another object of my invention is to provide pneumatic gripping means for said conveyor so that both the band and the wrapper are nrmly held in place during the transport by a sucking action.

A further object of my invention is to provide a novel actuating mechanism for the reciprocating wrapper, band and label conveyor, said actuating mechanism including means to optionally and adjustably limit the travel of the conveyor, i

Another object of my invention is to provide means whereby the movements enecting the transfer of the band and the label to the conveyorI` which carries them together with the wrapper to the wrapping and banding mechanism may be synchronized with the working phases of the latter so that they work together. in alternating andv continuous cycles.

A further object of my invention is to provide controlling means for the air ducts of the picker devices as well as the pneumatic conveyor so that the alternating shut-offs and openings in the-suction passages may be synchronized with the working phases of the whole feeding and wrapping operations.

Other more specic objects and advantages of the apparatus will appear as the nature of the improvements are better understood, the invention consisting substantially in the novel arrangement and correlationof instrumentalities herein fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein similar reference characters are used to describe corresponding parts throughout the several views and then nally pointed out and specifically defined and indicated in the appended claims.

The disclosure made the basis of exemplifying the present inventive concept suggestsA a practical embodiment thereof, but the invention i's not to be restricted to the exact details of this disclosure,

and the latter therefore is to be understood from? an illustrative, rather than a restrictive standpoint. It will be understood that the various features of the invention disclosed may be separately applicable despite their cooperation herein'shown.

. The invention may be more fully understood from the following description in connection with the accompanying drawingain which- Fig.' 1 is a top plan view of my improved band.

label .and wrapper feed arrangement, showingy feeding and discharge table, the wrapper feed mechanism on the left or rear side of the table, and the band and label supplying.

mechanism in between them. 'I'he wrapper roll supported on the feed rollers on the left side is omitted, and the wrapping 'mechanism above the a'oA table is also not shown, only the gripping jaws of the latter being indicated in a diagrammatical way. apparatus, being old and forming no parts of the claimed improvements, are also left out.

Fig. 2 is a partly sectional elevation, taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking toward the delivery end of the machine, and showing the wrapper roll and feeding mechanism in elevation, the label Other parts of the wrapping and delivering and band' transfer apparatus, the label and band magazines and part of the heat-sealing device in front view and the wrapping and banding mechanism only indicated in dot and dash outlines.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the band and label transfer mechanism, taken along line 3-3 of Fig.

1, the wrapper feed mechanism together with the cut-o device being removed. The actuating lever mechanism for the transfer spindles or pickers is shown in part; i. e., as far as it extends toward the delivery end of the machine.

Fig.` 4 is a partial top view of this portion of the actuatinglever mechanism, placed in proper relation to the corresponding parts, shown in elevation below.

Fig. 5 is a continuation of Fig. 3, showing the rest of the actuating lever mechanism for the band and label pickers, as far as it extends toward the cigar feed or hopper end of the whole machine.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view, taken approximately along the line 6 6 of Fig. 1 through the main frame and the lower part of the machine, showing the reciprocating conveyor for the wrapper and band and its actuating mechanism in elevation.

It also shows part of the wrapper feed actuating mechanism. The other part can be seen in Fig.

1. The conveyor carriage is shown in its starting position when it receives the wrapper together with the band and the label. Other parts of the machine, not directly pertinent to the conveying device, are not shownso as not to obstruct the clearness of illustration.

Fig. 7 is a top view of the reciprocating conveyor and its guiding and moving parts.

Fig. 8 is a section at an enlarged scale through 45 Fig. 10 is'a similar view, showing the pickers in the transferring positionyi. e., delivering a band and a label at the same time into a position underneath the supporting plate which carries the cellophane wrapper.

Fig. 11 is an elevation of the pneumatic suction head inserted into the picker arm which trans fers the label.

Fig. 12 is a section through the pneumatic suction head, inserted into the picker arm which transfers the cigar band.

Fig. 13 is a side elevation of the heat-sealing device, shown separately and partly in section.

Fig. 14 is a top View of the heat-sealing die, inserted into the head of the aforesaid heatsealing device. s

Fig. 15 is a top view of the label magazine base.l

Fig. 16 is a side view ofthe same.

Fig. 17 isla modified arrangement of the platform shown in Fig. 1, carrying the magazines, but

instead of having a band magazine, it has a modif' fied magazine for medallions. l

Fig. 18 shows a wrapper with a cigar band 'underneath itiand a label in a longitudinal posi- Fig. 19 is a similar view, showing a medallion over a cigar and a label in a diagonal position.

75 Fig. 20 is anotheryillustration of a wrapper with a medallion and a label placed aerossthe cigar. y

Similar characters denote similar parts throughout the different views.

Referring more in detail to the figures listed, Fig. 1 shows a partial top view of the table or frame I, supporting the various mechanisms, as described before.

Character W designates the wrapper feed, XY the band and label feeding device, C the cigar feed, D the wrapping and banding station and S the heat-sealing device. 'I'he cigars are fed in a continuous row from the hopper, not shown in the drawings, but located at the lower end of the table I (below what is shown in the drawing of Fig. 1). The type of this mechanism is fully described and illustrated in my former Patent No. 1,653,641, filed December 27, 1927, as also in the copending applications, Ser. No. 492,437 (Cigar banding machines), filed October31, 1930, as well as in Serial No. 519,347 (Cigar handling machines) filed March 2, 1931. From this hopper the cigars are fed'into a belt feed, part of which is shown at the top of Fig. 1. This belt feed advances the cigars with an intermittent movement, the rest ,periods between the forward movements of the cigars being equal to, one complete cycle of operations necessary to complete the wrapping and banding of a cigar" by the machine. Then the cigars are pushed one by one upon the top of a cigar elevator or plunger where they are covered by the combined band and wrapper, supplied to this location by the communicating convveyors. This location of the cigar is indicated in Fig. 1T at D by dotted lines, and vertically above this is installed the wrapping Yand banding mechanism, into which the rising -plunger car*- ries the cigar, folding at the same time the band and the superimposed wrapper around the three exposed sides of the cigar. This wrapping and banding mechanism is not shown in Fig. 1, ex-

cept that the gripper jaws are diagrammatically indicated in section at D, but its contour is in dicated by dot and dash lines in Fig. 2. The details of the construction and operation of the wrapping and cigar conveying mechanism, and also 'the remaining parts of the whole machine; i. e., the parts belonging to the drive or the delivery of the wrapped and banded cigars, as far as theyare not altered and described in their modified form in this specification,` can be learned from my copending application, Ser.'No. 653,609 (Wrapping and banding machine), filed January 26, 1933. Details of the intermittent belt feed and the centering .means whereby the cigar, be-4 lfore it is moved into its band and wrapper, is

exactly adjusted so as to meet the band and wrapper in the proper place, may be learned more especially from the copending application, Serial No.'715,124, filed March 12, 1934.

The wrapper feeding device This device is illustrated mainly in Figs. 1 and 2 While a part of the drive for it is shown in Fig. 6. Principally it resembles the corresponding device, described and shown in the aforementioned application, Ser. No. 713,116, although in the present case it is shown in a somewhat simplied form. The only important change concerns the wrapper cutting device, that is: the knife III) which for obvious reasons does not have to be an undercutting knife in this case, but cuts the wrapper strip from above, as was done already in former devices shown by me.

As for the special construction of the wrapper feed itself, no novelty is claimed and the above mentioned specication may largely be referred to for special infomation about its details, a -short summary of the pertinent former description may sufiice while, to facilitate comparison,

they same numerals are used in both cases.

A loose cellophane roll W (Fig. 2) of a width n corresponding to the required wrapper for the special kind of cigars handled is supported by a pair of roller sets, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The first set-comprises the central pulley |0I, fixedly attached .to the shaft |00 and the adiustably mounted, flanged rollers |02. 'Swivel screw |03 keeps them in adjusted position. The lsecond set comprises the supporting roller 51, provided with two rubber `tires 92, spaced so as to guide the outer edges of the cellophane strip. This roller can turn freely on the shaft 59, but flxedly connectedtherewith is a spur gear 98, which is in mesh with a similar spur gear (not shown) underneath it, on the driving shaft 5.8 (see Fig. 2). 0n the latter is xedly secured a roller 56, which is inadjustable potential contact with the rubber tires 92, as explained more in detail 'in the i aforementioned specification. On this shaft is also mounted the clutch 62 which is of the freewheeling type, adapted to intermittently turn the driving shaft only in one direction;v i. e. clockwise, when looking at Fig. 2, and the sprocket 18, fixedly mounted on the freely rotatable hub of the clutch cup. This sprocket is rotated in alternate directions by the chain 19 which with one end is s attached to a stud 8| in a spring drum 80, `mounted'separately and independently from the roller shaftson a stud 82 on the frame 55 see Fig; `1. The details 'of this drum and clutch are minutely described in the aforesaid specification to which attention is called, but it is apparent @from the present summary description that if the sprocket-is turned reciprocatingly, as will be further explained when the wrapper feed drive is described, the clutch will impart intermittent impulses to the drive shaft 58 and through-the "15 intermediation of the spur gears also tdthe shaft 59. The cellophane sheet, unwinding from the bottom of the roll, travels around rollers |0|, |02, glides'along plate 11 which is fastened to the frame 55'that supports the roller bearings, in 0 which shafts ion, 5s, and 5s are journaled, and is fed by friction. between the feed rollers 51 and 55 toward'the knife mechanism ||0 By means of the clamp bolt |23, the frame 55 may be adjusted in its relation to the rest of the machine. 55VAll other implements and adjusting means of this wrapper feed device may be learned mdr/e in detail from the copending specification, Ser. No. r113,116, but -they are immaterial, as far as any n ovel features, claimed for this invention, are concerned.

Wrpper cut-011 device For the construction and details of vthis device the aforesaid specification will also furnish the 65 necessary infomation, bearing in mind that the only` difference resides in the disposition and .function of the knife itself. While in` the last previous case, as' Fig. 22 of said specification shows, the stationary part of thecutting de- 70 vice, viz: the ledge I 08 over which the wrapper glides, is uppermost and the knife blade I0 cuts it from below, this arrangement is now reversed and the knife IIO in the present Fig. 1 swings down upon the wrapper strip, passing across a 75 narrow trench |08 between .the plate 11 and the wrapper table I3, (Figs. 1 and 2), so that in this respect the device resembles former arrangements, no claims being made as to novelty. In

yabbreviated terms the construction of the cutoff mechanism is as follows: The knife blade is pivoted at |09 on a bolt H4 passing through a hollow rocking` shaft H2, journaled over and crossing the clutch shaft 58. At the other end of thisbolt is threaded a nut II'I, cushioned on a spring II8, by means of which the knife blade may be tightened in relation to the trench edge, to insure a prompt shearing action.

The blade IIO is clamped to the one-arm lever by means of pin I I3, while the lever is linked ,to the rod I2I by means of the universal joint It is this device and the pneumatic conveyor with 'which it cooperates and which will `be dealt with subsequently, that are concerned with the novel and patentable features claimed in this application and their construction will therefore be described minutely in'detail. 'I'he band magazine, consisting of two guide brackets 3 and l, forming rectangular channels, as well as the labelv magazine, comprising a dish-like support 24 with two semi-circular guides 25a and 25h, fastened therein, are supported on an upper platform 6 which in turn is mounted by means of two columns, 1 and 8 on a larger platform 8 that carries also the aforementioned bearing frame 55, together with the whole wrapper feedingdevice, sothat by means of the clamp bolt |23 the same can be adjusted horizontally and aligned with the band feed and the. adjoining wrapper conveyor, as aforesaid. This main platform itself is sup- I ported yby a bracket |0which either forms an integral part ofthe main machine frame I or is bolted thereto in any convenient way. By means of circular apertures provided in the `platform 9,

.the latter also serves as a pivotal support and guidance for the band picker II and the adjoining label picker '|2, to be described later. 'Ihe wrapper table I3 is likewisesupported on this ,rear corner is squarely cut away at I6 to provide clearance for` the knife I I0. 'I'he g right rear corner is bolted onto the top of rear column l, and the front portion of the plate is reduced in width to form a tongue 6', to be bolted onto the front Vcolumn 8. On the centerline of symmetry, the

plate 8 is cut out, to form discharge apertures for the superimposed magazine structures, a larger cutout I1, substantially'in the shape of awide slot, to permit the largest size of cigar band to pass through. and a circular cutoutfl for the label magazine support 2l, to be seated therein. The two band magazine guide brackets 3 and I, almost symmetrical in structure and oppositely arranged,` form each an upright rectangular channel, as may best be seen from Figs. 1 and 2 with a blocklike extension 3a and la respectively at the base. To the upper surface of the bedplate 8,

parallel to the outer edge, is securely fastenedv a finished ledge or guide rail I9 which these base extensions, saddle-like, embrace and along which they can be adjusted and clamped tight by means of the knurled set screws 20 and 2l. As the feet of the upright channel portions 3 and 4 are slid- 5 ably guided within the slot I'I, it is apparent that the distance between the upright channels can be adjusted in this manner to fit any likely size of cigar band 23. The cross sections through the opposite channels differ in widths, according 4to the customary shape of cigar bands used. 'Ihis is the main deviation from the structural symmetry of both guide members; moreover, ex-

changeable sets of different guide members 3 and 4\ may be used to accommodate various makes of 15 cigar lands.

Fig. 17 shows a modification of the magazine just described, or rather, it does not show a cigar band magazine, but a magazine for medallions, such as spoken of before.

20 The two guide brackets |60 and ISI are adjusted in closer proximity,'and their cheeks |601: andJGIb have to be shaped in conformity to the contour of the medallion which they are supposed to hold. The base-extensions IGlla and I6 la are advantageously turned toward the outside to permit a closer adjustment of the two brackets. Otherwise the construction is analogous to the one just described.

, The semi-circular guides 25a and 25h of the label magazine can be formed from the split halves of a tubular casting, flaring out somewhat atthe top, extending downwardly beyond aperture I 8, and formed with two lateral base extensions, 25m and 251i. The circular dish-like base or pedestal 2|, wmhls shown in detau in Figs. 15 and 16.,

comprises a circular short shank 24a, which isv inserted into the circular aperture I8 of the base plate 6. :Above this aperture extends thecircular flange 24b`which around the edge is grooved, Ias at 24g, to facilitate lifting or turning the member 24 with a spannei or wrench. The middle portion ofthe casting is apertured by a cutout 24c, the shape of which is best described as formed by two oval slots intersecting each other at right 4|;` angles. Around the top opening of this cutout, a "pair of walls or ridges 24d and 24j is provided which partly borders the central cutout with two opposite arcs and partly forms sliding guides for the base extensions 25m and 2511. of the semicircular guides 25a and 25h, aforementioned. vBy two set screws, passing through slots inthese extensions andtapped-intothe casting 24, as indicated at 24s and 24t, the semi-circular label guides 25a and 25h can then be spaced apart at the right distance to accommodate any small stack of labels shown at 22, Fig. 1. .On the underside of the circular flange is provided a dowel pin 26 which fits into any of. three dowel pin holes 26a; b or c, drilled in the base plate 6 and spaced at 45 radicated in Fig. 1. It is obvious that by this arrangement the label magazine can be set at different angles, and as will become apparent from a later description of the band and label pickers, the consequence of. such an adjustment is that the small label can 'be placed in either of three different positions on' the wrapper, either so that it is 'seen running across the cigar, similar to the band, or running in a longitudinal direction or finally in a diagonal direction. Fig. 17 shows the label magazine in sucha position that it would deliver the label, so as to run in an axial direction of the wrapper. is,

' The labels as well-as the cigar bands are stacked in their respective magazines with their printed ally around the center of the opening I8, as indiface upside, as indicated'in Fig. 1. To prevent a premature spontaneous discharge or dropping out of the bands or labels at the bottom, the two opposite inner ends of the channel guides 3, 4, 25a and 25h near the bottom edges are provided each with a short pin point, protruding into the path of said bands or labels respectively, not especially illustrated, as this feature is well known from former band magazine constructions.

Pneu-matic band and label picking device This device consists of a triplet plunger; i. e.. a compound plunger comprising two superimposed -yokes 21 and 28, coupled together by' three piston-like members, two outer tubular shorter members 30 and 3|, and a longer solid middle member 32, all three members arranged in a row and guided in a straight vertical reciprocat` ing course by three juxtapositioned circular cutouts 30a, 32a and 3Ia in the platform 9. (See Figs. 2, 3, 9, and 10.)

The middle member 32 consists of a rod, lengthened downwardly below the bottom yoke 28 and is slidably guided in a sleeve 35 which can be made in form of a bracket, integrally built with the main frame of the machine. In the tubular members 30 and 3| are journalled two shafts 33 and 34, themselves partly perforated to form' conduits for the suction device, as will be described later. These shafts project above and below the yokes 21 and 28, and on each of these projecting ends is fixedly attached a crankshaped arm, though differently formed in each case, 36, 31, 38, and 394 respectively. The two lower arms 38 and 39 are furthermore coupled together by a yoke 40, and it will be understood, that when these two lower arms are now rocked or swung back and forth in'a circular arc, the two upper armswhich are not necessarily set at the same angle to the shafts as the lower ones-will execute a-swinging motion through an arc of the same degree. It will also be apparent that it is necessary to only move one of the lower arms through an arc of say in order tion nozzle 4I, to the lower endof which a rub'- ber tube 42 can be attached which leads to a pneumatic suction valve, not shown. Both the arm 38a and the shaft 33 are provided with an air conduit 38o, terminating in the crank-shaped upper arm 36. 'I'his upper arm (Figs. 9 and 10) is a one-armed crank-shaped lever, comprising a short cylindrical'sleeve 36a,y securely fastened to 33, a. short horizontal arm 36e, and a sleeveshaped support 36b into which is inserted a tubular fitting 43, shaped in upright T-form and illustrated in Fig. 12. The vertical shank 43a` is'cylindrical, but the horizontal cross piece 43h has a rectangular prismatic form, best shown in Figs. 9 and 10. In the top surface are provided two apertures 44a and 44h `which form the outletsof the hollow interior of the fitting, and between the two outlets thesurface is slightly raised to form an apex or ridge 45. The perforations of the protruding top end ofthe perforated shaft the members 4|, 38, 38, and 43 form a continuous air duct, and it is evident that any cigar band or piece of paper, if laid across the two apertures 44al and 44h, would be forcibly attracted 5 and held fast, if a suction or vacuum Were produced within the air duct. At the same time, if this suction head were applied to the underside of a stack of cigar bands, the latter at the moment of detachment would be slightly bent across the ridge 45, which therefore helps to separate the extreme ends of the band from the stack and slip them over` the pin heads in the channel guides, mentioned before. The prismatic head 43h is held in proper angular position by a rectangular border 381', forming a ridge, in-

tegral withwthe support 36h. A little set screw 36s, set against the'shank 43a further helps to keep the fitting 43 in fixed position.

If the rectangular border on the suction head 38 is so arranged that the prismatic crosspiece 43h lies in the axis of the band magazine 3 4, as Fig. 9 indicates, and a cigar band, outlined in dot and dash lines, is picked off, then, after the band picker 36 is swung through an arc of 45, the cigar` band will have turned-about 45 also, being placed right across the center line of the path along which the wrapper sections will travel, said centerline leading directly into the cigar banding and wrapping position between the centering jaws .66 and 61, as Fig. 1 illustrates. The label picking arrangement is similar and analogous to the band picker just described.

The lower front arm 39, corresponding to the arm 38 differs from the latter principally in that the cylindrical sleeve, fastened to the hollow shaft 34 has only one solid arm 39h, pivotally linked to the other end of the yoke which therefore couples the two arms 38h and 39h, so' as to perform parallel movements. The rubber tube 52 is 40 directly attached to the L/hose connection nozzle 5|, (see Fig. 2) inserted into the tubular shaft 34, analogous to the nozzle 4|, and the air duct, provided therein, leads straight into the upper crank-shaped picker arm 31 which corresponds to the arm 35, formerly described. These picker arms are similar in design and principle, except that the sleeve-shaped support 31h into which is inserted the tubular fitting 53, has not a rectangular head but is shaped as a round collar which supports the tubular fitting 53, shown in detail in Fig. 11. 'I'his tting has a straight central bore 53d, plugged at the bottom and having a side outlet 53s, adapted to register with the air duct in the picker arm 31, but this side outlet'- v55 is slotted in a `circumferentialr direction, wide enough to provide communication between the duct portions at three different positions, as will be explained later. Above the shank. 53a isprovided a veircular'flange 53f, forming a seat for the tting uponthe upper face of the collar 31h and diametrically across this flange runs a little oblonggand at block 53h, which approximately covers the outline of the label to be fed by the magazine. In this instance the top surface rel sembles a short oblong with semi-circular ends grooves 31', 312 and 313, spaced at 45 apart from each other. A little dowell pin 53p passing through the flange 53f (Fig. 11) fits into any of these grooves according to the angle, at which the fitting 53 is inserted into the sleeve or collar 31h. Thus it is possible to,predetermine the final application of the label, either across the cigar, or parallel or diagonal to its axis.

Driving means for band and label pickers *It may be remarked in advance that the band and label picking mechanism has to execute a compound movement; in addition to an alternating swinging motionof the crank-shaped arms through an arc of 45 degrees, the triplet plunger has to perform a reciprocating vertical motion, the different phases of the two kinds of motion interlocking with each other in the following way: When the swinging arms are inV the position indicated by Fig. 9 and the two suction heads 43 and 53 haveeach simultaneously abstracted a band and a label respectively from the magazine stacks, the plunger with the yokes 21, 28 and the pickers descend, while during the descent the arms begin a swing through the 45 degree arcs. The shafts 33 and 34 turn in a counterclockwise sense, seen from above. When this swing is half completed, the plunger has` reached its deepest position and begins to ascend again during the second half of the swing; when-the top of the plunger has reached the underside of the wrapper table,l the arms are in the'position Y indicated by Fig. 10, whereupon the pneumatic suction on'the bandand labelis interrupted and both are carried away together with the wrapper in a manner yet to be described. Then the combined motions of the arms are repeated in the reversed order; i. e. the shafts 33 and 34 revolve in a clockwise sense while the plunger descends and again ascends so that the pickers return to their original position underneath the magazines whereupon the pneumatic suction is turned o again and the cycle begins'anew.

While the horizontal swinging motion is im-I parted to the lower rear arm 38, which in turn imparts it to the lower front arm 39, the vertically alternating motion is imparted to the plunger through a lever connection attached tothe 'lower yoke beneath the piston 32 in the center l in the forked end 58f of a Vbell crank 68, fulcrumedon a stud 59, suitably held by the main frame of the machine. This bell crank is shown as consisting of a casting with a wrought iron extension 88a bolted to the free arm, but it can,

just as well be made of one integral piece. i

The yoke 28 has, surrounding the solid middle guiding rod 32, which flxedly connects it with the upper yoke 21, a downwardly and laterally protruding extension 18 (Figs. 2, 3, and 5) which is formed as a forked bearing. In this bearing is pivotally jointed the connecting link 1| to which the end of arm 58a is similarly attachech It is obviousl then, that if the bell crank 58 vis rocked by the action of the cam 54, it lifts the link 1| the platform 9 and the sleeve 35. A. spring 12, fastened with one end to the main frame and the and through this the plunger which is guided in other to the bell crank tends to turn the latter in a sense opposite to the action of the cam 64.

The movement, actuated by the cam 63 for the horizontal swing, is not directly imparted to the arms of the pickers, but rst to a countershaft 14 near the delivery end of the machine by means of the forked lever 15 which is pivotally suspended on the stud 16 in the main frame and carries the roller 63a, and by means of the long connecting rod 90 which is linked to the bracketlike crank 9|, keyed or otherwise rigidly fastened to the countershaft 14. The latter whose length is determined by the arrangement of the machine, may in many cases simply resemble a long stud held in a bearing bracket 13, which is bolted to the main frame I. The crank 9| has two bearings in its arm, positioned at different leverages from its fulcrum and adapted to carry laterally projecting studs, one fixed circular bearing 9|a, which carries the stud 93, and one slotted bearing 9Ib in 'which the stud 95 may be adjustably bolted. The connecting rod 90 is journalled on the stud 93 by means of its T-shaped head 94 which is rotatably embracing said stud. The

' connecting rod 99 which transmits the rocking .motion of the crank back to the lower rear arm 38 of the picker device is jointed to both these elements by means of universal joints, one, indicated by numeral 96, linking it to stud 95, the

other, called 91, linking it to the projecting top end of the hose connection stud 4| in the arm 38 (see Figs. 2 and 3). The construction of such universal links is well known, and therefore does not need any detailed descripsurface Aof plate 11.

- tion which moreover can easily be deduced from the drawings. This lever connection arrangement makes it apparent that not only the rocking motion, initiated by the cam 63, is thus transmitted to the band and label picker arms but its amplitude is also increased in the adjustable proportion, providedby the studs 93 and' 95, carried by the crank 9|. The universal joint connections are necessitated by the varying position of the plunger. The return motion of the connecting rod 90 to its normal position is caused by the coil spring |04, which is tensioned between two pins,

one lilla on the connecting rod 90, the other,-

IIMb, fastened to the machine frame.

Wrapper table and heating device for attaching label sides, substantially of rectangular cut and with the rim |3a where it adjoins theplate 11 beyond the knife trench`l8 tapered down to a sharp edge, adapted to pick up the wrapper when the latter glides over from the plate 11 (see Fig. 2). The height of the horizontal table is so arranged that the sharp edge is just a trifle below the upper Approximately, thoughynot necessarily, this is also on the level with the bottom of the magazines, as any difference in respective heights and consequent variations in the upward motions of the plunger can be taken care of by the way the cam 64 is shaped, as Fig. 5 indicates, the two opposite peaks on the circumference being of different height. The right hand front corner of table I3 has a lateral extension |3b which is supported by the column 8 v (see Figs.- 1 and 2), the latter having an offset at the proper height and a sleeve separator 8b between the extension |3b and the platform 6,

supported on a special column which is mounted on the platform 9. 'I'he table itself has near its longitudinal edge toward the delivery end Y of the machine two large circular openings, the upper edgesv of which are chamfered-oil', as indicated at I3B and |3L in dot and dash lines (see Figs. 1, 9, and 10). These openings are so located that they are concentrical with the centers of the suction heads for the label and band pickers when these are swung over into feeding position. When these suction heads, bearing the cigar band and the label respectively, reach their highest position, the cigar band just touches theU underside of the table, vwhile the label due to a slight difference in the height yof the suction heads, is even carried a trie higher, so that it touches the underside of the cellophane wrapperYU which in this moment happens to lie on top of the table I3. In this position the label is ready for the action of the heating device which will now be described. I

The latter is a small electrically heated reciprocating press (see Figs. 1, 3, and 13), comprising a rocking shaft, supported by'two bearingbrackets, a cylindrical heating element mounted at the end of two rocking arms, fulcrumed on said shaft,

and two heating dies, attached to said element.

The bearing brackets |06 and |01 are simple vrectangular brackets, bolted with their horizontal vided a cylindrical drum |25 in which is mount-l ed a heating coil |26, receiving current through a two-strand conductor |21, leading into one end of the drum (see Figs. 13 and 1). attached to a lamp socket or the like. The dies |28 which can be iixedly inserted in these die holders and of which one is shown in detail in Figs. 13 and 14 are of the self-levelling type, that is: from a cylindrical shank |28a which is fitted fixedly into the bore of the die ho1der|25a or I25b respectively, by means of a washer |28c and tap screw |28b, is atA the lower end pivotally suspended and balanced by the pin |29, a cross piece I28d (Fig. 14). This is substantially a longitudinal stamp, tapered laterally toward the ends and grooved along its top, so that a cross section through it resembles an upright AV. :The lower end of the aforementioned shank |28a has a short cross arm |29d, integral with the shank This may be col commodate itself to the supporting surface (53h of the label support in this case) lif the arm |24a or |2411 with die holder. |25a, b'descends upon it. The hea-t created in the cylindrical drum |25 by the vcoil |26 is imparted to the depending dies, and when, as explained before, the band picking arm 31, carrying the label 22', has swung over to the opening and raised the label into intimate contact with the wrapper lying over and covering said opening, the descending die. |28 willimpart its heat to the underlying wrapper portion and the label underneath it. These labels, on their printed surface, which as said before, liesuppermost, are impregnated with a special dry adhesive lacquer which when heated, becomes glutinous. Consequently, the label is rmly attached to the underside of the superimposed wrapper, in

whatever position it may be presented Yto it, and

when immediately after this the pneumatic suc- A tion is released, the wrapper together with the glued-on label can be conveyed toward the wrapping and banding mechanism. As will be seen 10 from Fig. 1 especially, there are two arms with die holders provided, one for each opening I 3B and I3L respectively, though, if a cigar band is used,oniy one of them, i. e. I 25h for I3 L, is needed and consequently fitted with a die |28, while l5 the other die holder works idle. If, however, as

said before, a medallion only or a medallion plus a label is used, and if then the present band magazine is replaced by a medallion magazine,

such asis shown in Fig. 17, then another suitable heating die, large enough to cover the medallion,

, but otherwise of the same construction as that shown in Fig. 14, is inserted into the die holder |a.

'I'he actuation of the heating device is carried `25 out in the following way. 'Ihe sleeve I I6 with its projecting arms |240. and b is flxedly attached on the rocking shaft |I5, as'said before. Furthermore, in similar manner, two collars |30, I3I

y.and a rearwardly extending arm |32, best shown in Fig. 3 are fixed upon this shaft. 'I'he collars have each a short forwardly projecting arm .I30a and |3Ia with a lateral pin extending from it,

while the arm I 32 has at its rearmost end also a lateral extension I 32a. 'I'he latter is so disposed 35 that it [extends underneath the one-armed lever III, formerly described, which as will be remembered, actuates the knife blade I|0 and is itself rocked by the vertical rod I 2|. Consequently, simultaneously with the up and down motions of the knife, the shaft I I5, together with the arm |32, the`heating drum |25 and the pincarrying arms I30a, I3 Ia are rocked up and down, so that the impression of the heated die is l synchronized with and governed by the knife action. A counterweight |33, which is separately sattached to the heating drum |25, helps to increase the pressure ofthe die and to assure the downward swing of the arms I24a, b.

Between the electrical heating device and the wrapper table I3 is operatively provided a flap or loosely hanging plate |35 (see Figs. 1 and 3). Ihis is a thin rectangular plate, adapted to cover about the area of a wrapper, with two circular cutouts I35a and I35b for the dies of the heating device, and when this flap is dropped upon the wrapper and the underlying table I3, these cutouts are concentric with the circular openings |3L and I3B. The ap is loosely hinged upon the rocking shaft |I5 by means of two integral rib- .o like arms |35c and I35d, embracing the shaft,

adjacent tothe collars |30 and I 3| with two annular bearings. As Fig. 1` shows, the two lateral pins, extending from the members |30 and I3| are so arranged that they will lift andvice iversa-drop these arms and the flap with them in conjunction with the movements of the heating device. The purpose of the flapping plate is to keep the wrapper straightened out against the table I3 while the heating die is impressed mOn the label. The clearance between the pins and the ap arms is so adjusted that the nap comes to rest upon the wrapper a fraction of a second before the di strikes the wrapper and the label underneath. I leased just before the wrapper is moved along by e flap and the die is re.

the pneumatic `conveyor which is about to be described presently.

Pneumatic wrapper conveyor This conveyor is identical in its actuating and 5 conveying means with the band conveyor shown in the earlier application, Ser. No. 713,116, but while in this former application, the conveyor only carried a band from right to left toward a wrapper,-in the present device, it carries a wrapper i0 together with a band or a wrapper alone, to which a medallion and a label is fixedly attached, from leftto right, or from a point where band and wrapper, or Y medallion, label and wrapper are brought together, to the wrapping pOSitin. Anl5 other feature, for which patentable novelty is claimed, is this. While in the former device, the holding means consisted of a mechanical gripper which gets a hold of the band at the start of the course and releases it at the end, pneumatic suc- 2 tion alone is used presently, not only to carry the band, if any band is used, but likewise the wrapper itself.

We will first shortly describe those parts which are similar to the former construction. 25

A horizontal' rail |50, spans the path along which the wrappers are travelling and is freely suspended on the brackets |54 and |65 (see Figs. 6 and 7). On this rail is slidably mounted the frame |53 which partly surrounds the rail in the 3o manner described in the labove mentioned application, and is itself attached by means of the lug I5I to alink of the sprocket chain |64 by which it can be reciprocatingly drawn back and forth over the rail |50. 'I'he horizontal run of this chain is guided over the two sprockets |65 on stationary stud |66 at the front and sprocket |61 on stud |68 at the rear of the machine frame I. The downward extending portion of the chain at the rear 40 supports a counterweight |69 which serves to pull the chain and frame |53 automatically from4 the wrapping position D to the wrapper receiving position when-the pull at the front end of the chain is released. 'Ihe front end of the chain goes over 45 idler |63 and is then looped around the floating sprocket |10, freely rotatable on stud |1I, secured in the free end of curved lever |12 which is loosely mounted on rock shaft 89. This lever has a lateral ear or extension |13 which carries a stud |14 on 50 which is linked a connecting rod |15, leading to a stud |16, the latter being mounted ccentrically on a disk |11 which is rotating at the end of a shaft |18, journalled in frame and driven by a chain and sprockets from the main cam shaft of the 55 machine (not especially illustrated). The rotation of shaft |18 and the disk |11, imparts a reciprocating swing around shaft 88 to the loosely mounted lever |12 which thereby swings sprocket |10 in an arc around and below the shaft, thereby 60 pulling the chainand the attached conveyor frame toward the wrapping position, while on the return swing the weight |69 helps to return the frame together with the chain toward the wrapper receiving position.

Fixedly fastened to rocking shaft 89, either separately or forming an integral extension of lever |12, is a lever'arm 88 which carries at its free en d on a stud 81 the floating sprocket 86. 'I'hel chain 19, formerly mentioned, which operates the 70 wrapper feed from the cellophane roll, is fastened with its extreme end to a bracket 84 by means of stud 83. Thisbracket is fastened to the frame I by screws l85-85. This chain islooped over the floating sprocket 86, passes upwardly over the idler 7;

While the hitherto described parts of the wrapf per conveyor more or less closely resemble the con- \l veyor drive, described in specification, Serial No. 713,116, the rest of the construction is modified, \so as to adapt it for a pneumatic gripping action. The upper part of the frame |53 is formed as a sliding runway for the suction chamber- |40. At each` end it has a pair of upwardly extending lateral ears, |55a and b at the rear end and |5`|a and b at the front end. Between these ears are iixedly held two brass blocks |59 at the rear and |59 at the front which form stops for the sliding motion of the suction chamber and furthermore anti-friction bearings for the stop members, as will be explained later. On this runway is slidably mounted a hollow longitudinal box with a separate but ordinarily xedly attached lid.

The lid |49 is a at plate, chamfered down on its rear end to a lower level, as shown at |49a, and perforated along one of its longitudinal edges which adjoins the course the wrapper takes; two rows of small staggered holes |49b, intended to take a sucking grip on the wrapper, on the higher level, and a pair of larger holes |49c, on the lower level, as can best be seen on Fig. 7. These latter Aholes are intended to take hold of the band, which, 'as will be remembered, is delivered at a lower level,

being underneath the wrapper table.

The lower part |a of the box-like suction chamber has a length about la to of an inch less than the available runway between the stops |58 and |59 and is cored or grooved out between its solid ends |40c and |40d. Within the latter, which is the frontend, is xedly secured the end of a tubular stem* |4| which also slidably passes through the aforementioned stop |59. At the .45 outer or free end the stem carries a nipple |42 to which the suction tube |43 is attached. The bther end of this tube is connected to the air valve which controls the suction of the conveyor as well as that of the band and label pickers. On the stem is furthermore :xedly `seated a collar |44 with a downwardly extending ear |44a which contacts with a stop pin |45 on the rail |50 when the conveyor frame moves to its extreme position at the wrapping station D.

Secured to the underside of the suction chamber at the rear end is the bearing plate |45 which passes through the rear stop |58. conveyor reaches its utmost rear position at the wrapper receiving end, the extant end of this plate Thel function of these stop pins in cooperation with the plate |45 and the collar |44 is similar t0 the limit stop arrangement of the conveyor de- 70 scribed in specication, Serial No. 713,116. When the frame |53 with the bearing plate protruding,

as shown in Fig. 6, reaches its extreme rear position, and the suction chamber'is directly beneath the wrapper (andthLeband), and the plate |48 75 strikes the stop |41, the suction chamber When the remains stationary while the frame continues for ya short distance tomove on until it is stopped by The holes |49b are then directly beneath one edge of the wrapper, while the. holes |49c are beneath the band. While the suction chamber is stationary, the air valve shuts off the suction on the band and label pickersand creates suction in the chamber |40, causing the band and wrapper to adhere to the same. The conveyor frame together with the chamber, the band and the wrapper then moves to the right until the downward extending ear |44a strikes the stop pin |45. This stops the movement o f the suction chamber itself, while the conveyor frame still moves a little further until its actuating mechanism brings it to rest. During this'short period the air valve cuts oi the suction inthe chamber and supplies in turn suction to the band and label pickers, while the band and wrapper, released from the suction chamber, are' carried `up together with a bare cigar, rising from below into the wrapping mechanism.

. Mode of operation. .Y

After the magazines are filled, either with a stack of cigar bands and labelsor with a stack of medallions and labels, the exhaust pump is set in motion and the machine clutch is released.

The wrapper feed W feeds out a wrapper of the predetermined length, while the band (or medallion) and label pickers swing to a position under` neath their respective magazines. The vertically moving triple vplunger` 30, 3|, 32 moves up, bring-` ing the pickers against the lowermost band (medallion) and label, the suction valve opens, creating a vacuum in the pickersv and abstracting a band and a label from the magazines; the plunger is lowered, the pickers swing over beneath thev wrapper, directly over the small label (and eventually over the medallion), the heat fuses the coating of the wrapper and label (and medallion) so that it firmly adheres to the underside of the wrapper. At this time, the suction chamber being still atrest, the air valve closes, cutting off the suction in the band and label pickers, while immediately afterwards creating suction in the suction chamber. The triple plunger with the pickers are then lowered, the knife moves up, raising the heating unit, and afterwards the clamp plate also. Then the conveyor frame with the suction chamber carrying the wrapper (and eventually also the band) moves over to the right toward the wrapping position, until the suction'chamber collar |44 strikes the stop |45 and comes to rest. Then the air valve shuts oil the suction in the chamber, while supplying new vacuum to the band and label pickers. The wrapper and band, re-

' leased from the suction plate |40b is carried upward by the cigar into the wrapping mechanism, and the whole cycle of operation repeats itself.

It is obvious from the foregoing detailed description of my invention that I have produced a novel wrapper feeding mechanism which'optionally will apply a transparent wrapper to a cigar together with a band'betweensaid wrapper'and the cigar or a wrapper alone with the centerpiece of the band,-the medallion-rmly attached to the underside of the wrapper, while in addition in both cases a small pad or label is 5 attached to the underside of the wrapper, as illustrated in Figs. 18, 19, and 20. All three attachnients, cigar band, medallion and label, are visible and readable through the wrapper, and when the wrapper is removed from the cigar, l0 Whatever is firmly attached to it, the label and eventually the medallion too is removed and may be discarded at the same time.

Thus all the enumerated objects of the invention are obtained in an efficient, economical and simple manner and all the mechanical devices described are coordinated to automatically and synchronously perform the functions required.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statute, I have described my invention; but I desire it understood that it is not confined to the particular form shown and described, the same being merely illustrative, and that the invention can be carried out in other ways without departing from the spirit of my invention, and therefore, I claim broadly the right to employ all equivalent instrumentalities coming within the scope of the appended claims and by means of which, objects of my invention are attained and new results accomplished, as it is obvious that 30 the particular embodiments herein shown and described are only some of many that can be employed to attain these objects and accomplish these results.

Having now described my invention, what I 35 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. The combination with a cigar banding and wrapping machine, adapted to apply a cigar band around a cigar and wrap a transparent wrapper over it, so that the cigar band can be seen and read through the wrapper; a wra'pper holder, 'a label holder, of pneumatic means to deliver a cigar band together with a wrapper toward a cigar banding and wrapping position, said means comprising a reciprocating carriage, means to transfer a cutfoff wrapper portion from the wrapper holder and place it on top of said carriage', pneumatic means to convey a cigar band fromia magazine to the top of said carriage, means to place a cut-off wrapper portion from a wrapper supply source on top of said band suction means operatively connected with said carriage to hold the band in xed Arelationship to the wrapper on said carriage during transit, and vacuum controlling means to release the band and wrapper when the carriage has reached the banding and wrapping machine.

2. The combination with a cigar wrapping machine adapted to wrap a transparent wrapper, carrying a separate label, over a.cigar, so that 60 the label can be seen and read through the wrapper; a wrapper holder, a label holder, of pneumatic conveying means to place the label into xed relationship to the underside of the wrapper, means to firmly attach the label to the 65 Wrapper, and pneumatic means to carry the wrapper, with the label attached to it, toward a cigar wrapping position, means to transfer a cut-olf wrapper portion from the wrapper holder and place it on top of said pneumatic conveying 70 means, means to fuse said label to the wrapper l and means to fold said wrapper around the cigar. 3. In a cigar wrapping machine, adapted to l Wrap a transparent wrapper, carrying a separate label underneath it around a cigar, a wrapper 7g holder, a label holder, a conveyor adaptedto carry a wrapper by pneumatic suction means toward a wrapping position, means to transfer a cut-oil.' wrapper portion from the wrapper holder to the conveyor, separate pneumatic suction means to transfer a label from the label holder to the underside of the wrapper portion, heating means to fuse the transferred label xedly to said wrapper, and air controlling means to alternately open and cut oil the pneumatic suction means in the conveyor and the label transferring means.

4. In a cigar wrapping machine, adapted to wrap a transparent wrapper, carrying a separate medallion underneath it around a cigar, a wrapper reservoir, a medallion reservoir, a conveyor adapted to carry a wrapper by pneumatic suction means toward a wrapping position, means to transfer a cut-oif wrapper portion from the rst reservoir to the conveyor, separate pneumatic suction means to transfer a medallion from the second reservoir to the underside of the wrapper portion, heating means to fuse the transferred medallion xedly to said wrapper, and air controlling means to alternately open and cut off the pneumatic suction means in the conveyor and the medallion transferring means.

5. In a cigar wrapping machine, adapted to wrap a transparent wrapper, carrying a separate medallion and label underneath it, around a cigar, a wrapper reservoir, a medallion reservoir, a label reservoir, a conveyor adapted to carry a wrapper by pneumatic suction means toward a wrapping position, means to transfer a cut-off wrapper portion from the first reservoir to the conveyor, separate pneumatic suction means to transfer a medallion and a label from the second and third reservoir to the underside of the wrapper portion, heating means to fuse the transferred elements xedly to said wrapper, and air controlling means to alternately open and cut off the pneumatic suction means in the conveyor and the label and medallion transferring means.

6. In a cigar bandingand wrapping machine,

adapted to apply a 'cigar band around a cigar and wrap a transparent wrapper, carrying a separate label, over it, so that the cigar band and the label can be seen and read through the wrapper, a wrapper reservoir, a band reservoir, a label reservoir, a.. conveyor adapted to carry a band and a wrapper, covering it, simultaneously by pneumatic suction means toward a banding and wrapping position, means to transfer a cut-off wrapper portion from the first reservoir to the conveyor, separate pneumatic suction means to transfer a band and a label from the second and third reservoir respectively .to the underside of the wrapper portion, heating means to fuse the transferred label xedly to the underside of said wrapper, and air controlling means to alternately open and cut off the pneumatic suction means in the conveyor and in the band and the label transferring meansl said portion from the web, and means to convey said severed portion with its aflixed label to a wrapping mechanism.

s 8. In a. machine of the class,I described, adapted to wrap a transparent wrapper carrying a separate label around a cigar so that the label can be seen and read through the wrapper, a wrapper and label feeding mechanism comprising means to feed a web of wrapping material in the direction of a wrapping mechanism, means to feed an individual label to a position underneath the portion of said web which will form the wrapper of a single" cigar, means to xedly attach said label to said portion of the web', means to sever said portion from the web, and pneumatic means to convey said severed portion with its aillxed label to a wrapping mechanism 9. In a machine of the class described, adapted to wrap a transparent wrapper carrying? a separate label around a cigar so that the label can be seen and read through the wrapper, a wrap- 50 perand label feeding mechanism comprising means to feed a web of wrapping material in the direction of a wrapping mechanism, adjustable means to feed an individual label in any one of aplurality of predetermined positions relative to and Ibeneath the portion of the web which will form the wrapper of a single cigar, means to ilxedly attach said label to said portion of the web, means to' sever said portion from the web, and means to convey said severed portion with its afxed label to `a Wrapping mechanism.

10. In a machine of the class described, adapted to wrap a transparent. wrapper carrying a separate label around a cigar so that the label can be seen and read through the wrapper, a wrapper and label feeding mechanism comprising means to feed a web of wrapping material in the direction of a Wrapping mechanism, means to position an individual label at a portion of the web which Vwill be Within the boundaries of an area which will form the wrapper of a single cigar, means for heating the web at the point at which the label is positioned, means to sever the web, and means to. convey said severed portion,

with its afdxed label, to a wrapping mechanism.

11. In a machine of the class described, adapted to wrap a transparent wrapper carrying asep- A arate label around be seen and read a cigar so that the label can through the wrapper, a wrapper and label feeding mechanism comprising means to feeda the direction of a to feed an individual label to a position underneath the portion of said web which will form the wrapper of a single cigar, means to flxedly web of wrapping material in Aattach said label to said portion of the web,

means to sever said portion from the web, and a wrapping mechanism, means pneumatic conveyorcomprising a reciprocating carriage to convey said web label to a wrapping mecha with the attachedl FRANCIS X. MAncsAY. 3o 

